Formed in 2013, Chuck Lahr & The Purdy River Band performs primarily original music, written by Chuck Lahr, in the traditional and contemporary style of bluegrass, along with classic standards, instrumentals, and gospel. The members of the band are diverse in their musical talents, bringing together many years of experience. A CD was completed and released in July of 2014 containing 12 of Chuck’s original songs, with Chuck on the lead vocals. It was selected as the "2015 Vintage Bluegrass CD of the Year" by the Rural Roots Music Commission. A second CD of original songs is currently being recorded, and will be released in the future.﻿ Chuck Lahr and The Purdy River Band was nominated for "Bluegrass Band of the Year" at the 2017 Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America's annual midwest awards convention and was awarded "Bluegrass Band of the Year" at the 2018 convention.